Extension-bed.



4u'. P. SUNDIN.

EXTENSION BED. Ar'rLroAToN Hman un. 9, 190s.

" Patented Dec. 1,1908.

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J/ZZJZ/ j vJOHN "PERSON sunniti,V or Ancii'rA, CALIFORNIA.

EXTENSIONTBED.

speeiecationjpf Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Application iiiedvianuary 9, isos. seal No. 410,062.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known thatI, JOHN PERSON. SUNDIN, a citizen of the United States, residing. at Arcata, in the county of Humboldt and State of- California, have invented `a new and useful Extension-Bed, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to extension beds and its object is to provide a simple, durable and compact article of furniture of this character which can be vquickly extended or folded, the side rails thereof being so constructed as to telescope or collapse to permit the necessary shortening or folding of the bed. v.

Another object is to provide a bed having side rails of novel construction `whereloythe movably connected sections are firmly secured together although capable of independent longitudinal movement. Y

Another object is to provide a bed bottom made up of sections designed to be folded when the bed is folded or collapsed, one of said sections having means for engaging the side rails so as to prevent accidental displacement of the bed bottom.

A still further object is to provide means detacliably connected to the bed vwhereby the sections of the bed bottom may be concealed' at the sides and foot of thebed when the bedV is folded. j

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and 'combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more, fully described andrpointed out in the claims.

1n the accompanying, drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bed constructed in accordance with the present invention, a portion of the footboard `being broken away and the bedk bottom being shown by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the bed folded, a portion of the side curtain being broken away and one ofthe side rails being shown.` partly in section. Fig. 3 is an vinverted planview ofv one of the side rails partly folded or col-V lapsed. Fig. 4'is an end elevation of one of the siderails. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of side'rail.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, l designates the headboard of the bed, the same being providedwith corner irons 2 having sockets 3 for tongues such as ordinarily employed at the ends of the side rails of beds, these sockets, however, being disposed within the irons at points removed `from the' outer ends thereof as clearly indicated in Fig. 1. The footboard 4 of the bed isalso provided with irons 5 having sockets 6 to receive the tongues of side rails.v These sockets are located close to the outer ends of the irons vand out of longitudinal alinement with 'the sockets 3.

Each of these rails is preferably formed of three sections, 7, 8, and 9 respectively, the

middle section 8 being provided with legs 10 and having located on its outer face a longitudinally extending tongue 11 dove-tail in form,there being another longitudinal dovetail tongue 12 upon the inner face of said section- Secured to each end of each intermediate secti'on vS is a hook-like retaining device 13 which extends downward below the section S and laterally therefrom,` the upturned end of one ofthe sections being disposed to ride within a longitudinal groove or guide 14 in the adjoining section 7 while the upturned endof the other member 13 is designed to ride within a longitudinal groove oi' guide 15 formed within the adjoining section 9. The grooves 14 and 15 terminate short of the ends of their respective sections and the `hooks 13, by projecting into them, constitute means for limiting the movement, lcngitudinally of the sections 7 and 9. A

`dove-tail groove 16 is formed longitudinally in the inner facev of each section 7 and the tongue 11 of the adjoining section S is designed to work therein. Another dove-tail groove 17 is formed longitudinally in the outer face of each section 9 and the inner tongue 12 of the adjoining section 8 is de signed to work within this groove. The parts are Vpreferably so proportioned that when the sections of each rail are collapsed those ends thereof adjoining the headboardl iio The bed bottom is preferably formed of three sections, two of them, 2l and 22, being connected together by means of a fabric hinge or straps While the third section 23 is separate from the sections 2l and 22 and can be used in connection therewith When the bed is extended to its greatest length or can be entirely disposed with, if it is desired to use a bed of two-thirds length. Eyes 24 extend beyond the sides of the headboard l and the footboard 4 and are designed, When the bed is folded as shown in F ig. 2, to receive the hooked ends of rods 25 on which curtains 2G are mounted.

It is of course to be understood that the side rails hereinbefore described can be secured to the corner irons 2 and 5 in the usual manner as by providing the sections 'l' and 9 with tongues 27- designed to fit Within the recesses 2 and G. After the rails have been secured in place in this manner the bed can .either be folded or extended by moving the fore described. To collapse the bed the sections 2l and 22 are folded on each other and the section 23 placed on top of them after which the footboard is moved toward the headboard until all of the sections of the side rails are brought into contact with the corner irons 2. The curtains 26 can then be suspended from the sides of the bed b y placing rods 25 in engagement With the eyes 2st as indicated in Fig. 2. The sides of the bed bottom Will therefore be concealed and the bed Will not only occupy a much smaller space but Will also present an attractive appearance. t is deemed desirable to provide a curtain 28 upon the footboard e as indicated in Fig. l. This curtain need not be "emovable as are the curtains 26 and when it is in position it serves to conceal the bed bottom when the bed is folded.

Instead of constructing the side rails in the manner hereinbefore described each rail may consist of an intermediate section 29 havingl legs 30 extending therefrom each leg being` provided With laterally extending shoulders 3l and close to the lower face of the section 29. Guide studs 83 extend in opposite directions from the section 29 close to the ends thereof and these studs project through longitudinal slots or guides 34 formed Within the sections 35 and 36 of the rail. The section 36 is designed, When the rail is folded, to rest upon the shoulders 3l of the legs While under the same conditions shoulders 32. To extend the rails the same are pulled longitudinally as indicated in Fig. 5. By providing` shoulders 3l and the guide studs 33 are relieved of all transverse strains resulting from the application of pressure to the sections 35 and lilhat is claimed is:

l. A side rail for beds comprising an intermediate section and end sections, said intermediate section having means extending beyond opposite faces thereof for engagement with the end sections to support the same, each of said end sections having a longitudinal guide terminating short of the ends thereof, members carried by the end portions of the intermediate member for projecting into said guides to limit the independent movement of said sections, means upon the end sections for engaging the head and footboards respectively of a bed, and. legs lixedly secured to and extending from the end portions of the intermediate section.

2. The combination with a headboard and a footboard; of telescopic side rails detachably connected thereto, each rail comprising an intermediate section having longitudinal dove-tail tongues on opposite faces thereof, end sections having longitudinal grooves for receiving the respective tongues of the intermediate section, eaeh of said end sections having a longitudinal groove terminating short of the ends thereof, and hooked members carried by the end portions of the intermediate member and tn'ojecting into the last mentioned grooves to limit the independent movements of the end sections.

The combination ivith a headboard and a footboard; of telescopic side rails detachably connected thereto, each rail comprising an intermediate section having longitudinal dove-tail tongues on opposite faces thereof, end sections having longitudinal grooves for receiving the respective tongues of the intermediate section, eacli of said end sections having a` longitudinal groove terminating short of the ends thereof, hooked members carried by the end portions of the intermediate member and projecting into the last mentioned grooves to limit the independent movements of the end sections, a rigid connection between the intermediate sections of the tivo rails, said intermediate sections having sockets, a sectional bed bottom, and means upon one of said sections disposed to be seated in the sockets.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto allixed my signa.- ture in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN PERSON SUNDIN.

lllitnesses A. lV. Ericson, J. V. Roniitsox. 

